On March 26, the NSW Legislative Council passed the motion by Greens NSW MP John Kaye that called on the government to drop its demands that TAFE teacher conditions be slashed to pay for salary increases.
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Nestled in the heart of Barrio 23 de Enero, a large impoverished neighbourhood in Caracas, among the man-made ranchos with red brick walls and metal roofing, stands the Ramon Ismael Ramos Infocenter.
A medical professional from the Sunrise Health Service has attacked the Rudd government for continuing with the NT intervention policy. Instead of 聯closing the gap聰 between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health outcomes, the intervention has made Aboriginal people less healthy, she says.
There are two unforgettable images of Vietnam鈥檚 Liberation Day on April 30, 1975.
On April 18, the revolutionary and progressive governments of Latin America were waging a battle against the US at the Summit of the Americas. On the same day, Luis Bilbao, an active participant in the Venezuelan revolution, addressed a public meeting in Sydney on the topic of 聯Latin American integration at a crossroads聰.
鈥淭he great Latin American revolution began on April 13, 2002鈥, President Hugo Chavez said during a speech to tens of thousands of supporters in front of the Miraflores Presidential Palace exactly three years later.
Every week it seems as if a new law in NSW is passed which rolls back civil liberties. This time it is 鈥渁nti-bikie鈥 gang laws which, despite assurances, can be used against any sort of organisation, including activist or pressure groups. Other states have said they may copy the laws.
After a British court threatened mass arrests, 200 sacked Ford Visteon workers ended their nine day occupation of the Enfield car plant in London on April 9. The workers are now running a 24-hour picket outside the factory gates.
The NSW government has decided to pour $5.1 million into the expansion of a rifle range in the state聮s Southern Highlands, despite opposition from residents.
On March 30, France鈥檚 eight union confederations issued a joint statement announcing they would organise a general strike on May Day.
Young Tamil activists Sutha Thanbalasingam, Mathivannan Sinnathurai and Pratheepan Rajathurai were prepared to starve to death in the face of Australian government inaction over Sri Lanka鈥檚 genocidal war against the Tamil people. They began a hunger strike on April 11 in Parramatta, Sydney.
Crossing Hitler: The Man Who Put the Nazis on the Witness Stand
By Benjamin Carter Hett
Pier 9, 2009
349 pages, $45 (hb)
By Benjamin Carter Hett
Pier 9, 2009
349 pages, $45 (hb)
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